Gerunds, Participles and Infinitives Flashcards
1
Q
What is a gerund?
A
A verb plus ing which acts as a noun.
2
Q
What is a participle?
A
A verb used as an adjective.
3
Q
What is an infinitive?
A
To plus a verb.
4
Q
A gerund can act as the following…
A
a subject, a direct object, an indirect object or an object of preposition (ALL OF WHICH ARE NOUNS).
5
Q
A participle can act as the following…
A
verbs or adjectives.
6
Q
What order do you go in when determining what an infinitive phrase acts as?
A
Subject (is it at the beginning of the sentence, is there a subject that comes before it?)
DO/PN (is there an action verb, do or linking verb pn before the verb?)
ADJ/ADV (what does the phrase modify/tell us about the sentence?)
